Ramses: The Son of Light - Volume I (Paperback)

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The International Bestseller

A vivid re-creation of the majesty and mystery of ancient times, Ramses has swept across France, creating a national craze for all things Egyptian and becoming the most spectacular phenomenon in French publishing of the last twenty years. Here, portrayed as never before, is an unforgettable pharaoh and a land steeped in mysticism and enchantment. A monumental epic with over two million copies sold, Ramses has at last come to America to touch our imaginations with the stuff of legends.

Let the saga begin...

At fourteen, Ramses, second son of the Pharaoh Seti, must begin to pass a series of royal tests designed to build his mental and physical prowess-or break him. Is Seti planning to leave the world's most powerful empire to Ramses, and not his corrupt brother Shaanar? Before he knows it, the younger prince is surrounded by enemies and turning to his friends: Moses, the brilliant young Hebrew; Setau, the snake charmer and mage; Ahmeni, the frail scholar; and Iset and Nefertari, the two beautiful women Ramses loves. And so begins the journey of the hero the world has yet to know...

Ramses Volume I: The Son Of Light

"A plot as sinuous as the River Nile, with characters lying like crocodiles in the shallows, all seeking to divert or assist young Ramses the Great. This book makes ancient Egypt as relevant and 3-D as today's news."

-J. Suzanne Frank, author, Reflections in the Nile

"Officially, Christian Jacq was born in Paris in 1947. In fact, his real birth took place in the time of the pharaohs, along the banks of the Nile, where the river carries eternal messages. Who could ever tell that Christian Jacq, Ramses's official scribe, was not writing from memory?"

-Magazine Litteraire

"With hundreds of thousands of readers, and millions of copies in print, Christian Jacq's success has become unheard of in the world of books. This man is the pharaoh of publishing!"

-Figaro magazine

"In 1235 B.C., Ramses II might have said: 'My life is as amazing as fiction!' It seems Christian Jacq heard him. Christian Jacq draws a pleasure from writing that is contagious. His penmanship turns history into a great show, high-quality entertainment."

-VSD

"It's Dallas or Dynasty in Egypt, with a hero (Ramses), beautiful women, plenty of villains, new developments every two pages, brothers fighting for power, magic, enchantments, and historical glamour."

-Liberation

"He's a pyramid-surfer. The pharaoh of publishing. His saga about Ramses II is a bookselling phenomenon."

-Le Parisien